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Mar 6, 2024 · Eleanor Roosevelt was the niece of one U.S. president, Theodore Roosevelt, and married a man who would become another, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Redefining the role of the first lady, she...
Biography: Eleanor Roosevelt. Eleanor Roosevelt. 1884-1962. By Debra Michals, Ph.D. | 2017. “First Lady of the World” Eleanor Roosevelt used her platform as First Lady of the United States and as a member of the wealthy and prominent Roosevelt family to advocate for human and civil rights.
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York City on October 11, 1884. Her father was Elliott Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt's younger brother and her mother was Anna Hall, a member of the distinguished Livingston family.
In 1943, Eleanor became the first first lady to travel to an active war zone when she undertook a month-long journey to the warfront in the Pacific. Traveling as a representative of the Red Cross, she went to Australia, New Zealand, Guadalcanal, and numerous Pacific islands, visiting troops, hospitals, and factories.
Mar 31, 2022 · Eleanor Roosevelt broke the mold of what a First Lady could be. HISTORY & CULTURE. EXPLAINER. Eleanor Roosevelt broke the mold of what a First Lady could be. A fierce advocate for the...
Mar 10, 2023 · Eleanor Roosevelt’s Unprecedented Activism—From Inside the White House. The 32nd first lady wielded an influential—and disruptive—voice on behalf of equality, civil rights and social justice....
Eleanor Roosevelt, (born Oct. 11, 1884, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Nov. 7, 1962, New York City), U.S. first lady and diplomat. The niece of Theodore Roosevelt, she married her distant cousin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, in 1905. She raised their five children and became active in politics after her husband’s polio attack (1921).
